You Will Like Perkins Choice Perennials and Biennials 
DELPHINIUMS 
Queen of the Summer Garden 
Has two or more crops of flowers. 
The stately grace and beauty of our 
modern delphiniums is irresistible. 
The range of color is almost infinite, 
varying from the deepest indigo blue 
to the palest lavender and many com¬ 
binations of blue with pink, brown, 
white and black occur. 
Delphiniums do best in a good, 
well prepared soil and lots of sun¬ 
shine. The heavier types of soil 
should be avoided unless they can 
be lightened by incorporating sand and 
much organic matter. Heavy applica¬ 
tions of fertilizers are necessary to pro¬ 
duce fine flowers. (Warning—if com¬ 
mercial fertilizers are used, apply sev¬ 
eral light applications rather than a 
heavy one, thus avoiding injury.) A 
little lime is beneficial. 
In preparing the soil dig as deep as 
possible and work the fertilizer into it. 
An ample supply of moisture is also 
very essential. 
Place the plants 18 to 24 inches apart 
and stake each flower spike before it 
bends over. If a second crop of blos¬ 
soms is desired do not let the first flow¬ 
ers ripen their seeds, but cut off the 
stems about 4 inches above the ground 
as soon as the flowers fade. 
Wrexham Hybrids 
3 to 4 ft. An English strain with 
colors varying from light blue to pur¬ 
ple, many having touches of pink in 
each flower. Both dark and light 
“bees” are present. This strain in¬ 
cludes many double flowers. Each 40 
cents; 12 for $4.00. 
Excelsior Hybrids 
A good grade of English Hybrids. 
Each 20 cents; 12 for $2.00. 
Indigo Blue Hybrids 
The best strain of dark blue Delphi¬ 
niums we have grown, containing some 
unusually choice specimens. Each 4 0 
cents. 
Belladonna 
2 to 3 ft. We are growing an im¬ 
proved strain of this ever popular light 
blue Delphinium. The flowers are not 
as large as in the hybrid strains, but the 
plant bears many more spikes of flow¬ 
ers. Each 25 cents; 12 for $2.50. 
Bellamosum 
Dark blue; type similar to Belladon¬ 
na. Each 25 cents; 12 for $2.50. 
Blue Gem 
Chinese type; 12 in. A low- 
growing Delphinium with finely 
cut leaves. Flowers rich dark 
blue. Suitable for the rock gar¬ 
den. Each 25 cents; 12 for $2.50. 
Azure Fairy 
A light blue variety of the Chinese 
type. Each 25 cents. 12 for $2.50. 
BLACKMORE b LANGDON'S 
PRIZE STRAIN 
An unsurpassed strain of Eng¬ 
lish Hybrid delphiniums. Every 
plant produces an excellent spike 
of flowers. The color range is 
fine and the colors are clear and 
bright. There is a good propor¬ 
tion of large double and semi¬ 
double flowers. Seed imported 
from England. We recommend 
this strain highly. 
2 year old plants, each 5 0 
cents; dozen $5.00. 
Baby plants, blooming size, 
each 25 cents. 
BRISTOL FAIRY 
No Finer Baby’s Breath 
This is the large flowered double 
baby’s breath that you have long want¬ 
ed. Baby’s Breath will give a touch 
of daintiness to your bouquets. 
Bristol Fairy cannot be grown from 
seed but is propagated by grafting, 
which is more or less difficult. 
Large plants, each 65 cents; young 
plants (blooming size), each 3 0 cents. 
CHINESE BALLOON FLOWER 
Platycodon 
Grandiflora 
Platycodon with its large blue bell¬ 
shaped flowers bloom during the sum¬ 
mer months when there is a scarcity 
of perennial flowers. A very satis¬ 
factory plant for the sunny border. 
Grows 2 to 3 feet high and has long 
spikes of flowers which last a long 
time. Since the platycodons do not 
start growth until late in spring it is 
advisable to mark the location of the 
plant with a stake. Each 3 0 cents; 
seedlings, 2 for 25 cents. 
HARDY PINK 
Our Own Introduction 
Rose Queen 
A very hardy pink of the Plumari- 
ous type. Foliage a beautiful blue 
green. Flowers double and of a rose- 
pink color. A very showy pink. Clumps 
each 35 cents. Small plants, each 2 0 
cents. 
AQUILEGIA Columbine 
Plant Very Early 
The columbines are often miscalled 
honeysuckle. They grow from two to 
three feet high and produce an abun¬ 
dance of graceful, long-stemmed flow¬ 
ers for the late spring and early sum¬ 
mer months. Columbines are not par¬ 
ticular about the soil but seem to pre¬ 
fer a well drained sandy loam. They 
will grow in partial shade. Our plants 
are two year old clumps. 
Chrysantha, Yellow Flower 
Clemataquilla 
Spurless flowers—mixed colors. 
Coerulea 
(Rocky Mountain Columbine.) Blue 
and white. 
Dobbie's Imperial Hybrids 
Considered by many as the choicest 
strain of Columbine. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott's Hybrids 
A superior strain of long-spurred 
flowers in many beautiful combinations 
of colors. 
Rainbow Hybrids—Mixed Colors 
Your choice of above aquilegia. 
Each 25 cents; 12 for $2.50 
ACHILLEA Yarrow 
Boule de Neige 
2 ft.; all summer. An easily grown 
plant bearing graceful clusters of dou¬ 
ble white, daisy-like flowers on long 
stems. Prized for cutting. It spreads 
rapidly and should be divided every 
year or two in order to keep the flowers 
large. Each 25 cents. 
Aconitum Monkshood 
Fischeri 
2 to 3 feet; September; good plant 
for the border, bearing blue flowers. 
The plant prefers a rich soil. It will 
grow in sun but the flowers will last 
longer in the shade. It also needs 
some winter protection. As aconites 
contain poisonous substances they 
should be kept away from children. 
Each 35 cents. 
ANEMONE 
Hupehensis 
A hardy pink anemone from China. 
Flowers freely from August to late fall. 
Each 3 5 cents. 
September Charm 
Blooms in September. The flowers 
are a delicate silvery pink. Average 
height 2 ft. Each 4 0 cents. 
AGROSTEMMA Mullein Pink 
Coronaria Atrosanguinea 
Sometimes called Dusty Miller or 
Rose of Heaven. 1 to 2 feet, June to 
September. Foliage silvery. Flowers 
blood red on long stiff stems. Each 25 
cents. 
Page 9 
